Vigil - For Rags by JaneEden
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As you know dogs are part of my life and I love them dearly and don't remember much of my life without them in it.
It is 4 years this month since my little boy dog Rags died. He is the great grand-father of Carina you see in the picture laying down on your right, and in fact she looks very much like Rags.
These are 3 of my pets who knew Rags, and in fact Mistapus had been in my life only 3 days when Rags died, and he played an enormous part in distracting me from the sadness in my heart.
The girls Madelena and Carina were just 2 years old when Rags became ill aged 13 years, he had gone deaf and eventually died due to kidney failure.
Each night Rags laid beside me in his bed at night, and the girls snuggled down the other side, as time grew closer to his passing to Rainbow Bridge.
Rags had gone deaf and as soon as the girls saw me rising in the mornings, they both would enthusiastically go to Rags' bed, but instead of their usual boisterous greeting, both would gently put a paw on him and kiss his nose. Then he would follow them out to the garden for their morning ablusions, every move they made showed how much those girls loved the old chap.
After Rags had died the girls were allowed to see him, so that they knew why he would not be back to see them. I was amazed what Carina did, and will never forget it.
She knew that Rags loved his nylabones to chew, he always had one every day by his side, and his other love was a beaten up old teddy. She sniffed Rags' eyes and knew he was gone, and then ran off somewhere coming back with his nylabone and laid it beside him. Then quietly she walked off and into the other room, and did not look back, isn't that amazing?
I could tell you so many stories of Rags and what he did during his lifetime, but know that your time is precious, so another day I will create a picture which features him. I hope you don't mind me being a bit indulgent with the one I present to you today as a tribute to a very dear friend.
I send you all good wishes, and thank you for taking the time to visit me today, and hope that you enjoy your stay. Thanks for all your support of my previous posts, and for all the many wonderful comments and faves, and thank you to those who think me worthy enough to be put on their fave artists list.
Love and hugs Jane xx
Finepix S5000 photos of the girls and Mistapus and 4 red roses for each year since Rags said goodbye.
Background by me. (I hope to be selling on Rendo store soon, so watch out for that)
All worked in Photoshop Elements 8
nathie http://nathie.deviantart.com/ stone texture brushes
spiritsighs http://spiritsighs.deviantart.com/
lantern light posts brushes
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©2010 JaneEden
Comments (126)
Grangehearts
As long as he lives on in your heart he will never be gone from this world. Thank you my friend for allowing me to see this beautiful dedication
wilhelm2
Lovely scene!
NitraLing
Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
giareg
Wonderful pose and scene!!!
MarciaGomes
INCRIVEL CENA MÁGICA MINHA AMIGA AMO OS ANIMAIS ELES SÃO ADORÁVEIS,FANTÁSTICO BACKGROUND OS DETALHES SÃO MARAVILHOSOS.+++++++++5 É UMA HISTÓRIA COMOVENTE IMAGINO QUANTA SAUDADES VOCE SENTE DO RAGS.
1010
So dreamlike & beautiful Jane. A wonderful image!
Flint_Hawk
A very emotional account of such a special dog! Beautiful creation you have dedicated to him!
Hobbyist
How beautiful and absolutely well lit and composed! Great work Jane!!!
knupps
What a nice render and I read about Rags with interest. A great story and it shows how great animals can bee. My cat Egon, my good friend, is getting older. Had him or 16 years and i love every day I spend with him. Have a nice weekend.
lick.a.witch
I am told the loss of a friend, furred or otherwise, gets easier to bear as time passes. That place in the heart that she/he held is still empty though, even if you have another to take care of. I think of my Mitzi every single day. Everywhere I take Barney, she and I walked, for almost 15 years. I'm sure it is the same for you and Rags. It is quite amazing what Carina did. What a wonderful way to say to goodbye to her friend. A wonderful tribute to Rags. ^=^
SIGMAWORLD
Sehr schöne Bildkomposition mit viel Liebe zum Detail.
Hendesse
Very beautiful and lovely image. A wonderful tribute!
J5ive
Very cool, So Magical and Wonderful!!
Leilana
Oh your images looks always sooo sweet! I love your gallery very much!!! Have a wonderful weekend my friend!
amanda_a42
WOW, spectacular! awesome image!
emmecielle
A moving tribute to a dear friend! Rags would have been happy for this dedication! Hugs! :)
Lunastar
{{{Jane}}} My friend your tribute to Rags is so loving and wonderful. I sit with tears rolling and feeling the love you all felt for him and what he felt for you. He is running happy and free. Beautiful tribute.
MagikUnicorn
B E A U T Y
speculoos
It is a very poignant that you tell us here Dear Jane... For me it is as beautiful as the Land of Blue which is one of my favourite poems. If you remember I once told you the story that I read in an old book that was published during WWI. The title of the story was Jill's cat. One morning, Jill was killed by a car and was brought to the garden. The cat arrived and invited Jill to play but the dog did not move. The cat smelled Jill and saw that she was dead. The next morning the cat had disappeared. The narrator concluded the story with this phrase that I will always remember: "And in the end, may those two little spirits find each other again...". You know Dear jane what you tell us here is a beautiful tribute to Rags. It is very sensitive and also wonderfully written. I can feel the love that you had for him through your so nice text... Carina's behaviour does not really surprise me because our dear pets are like us. They are happy, they are sad, they have feelings like us... And it is why Carina did what she did... Your image is beautiful and very special like all your images. I love them and this one particularly... I can see that even the butterflies, the dragonflies and the spiders are there with Rags friends... What a lovely image. Your style is pure, generous and rare. It is marvellous... Thank you Jane... Your friend, Philippe
wparrott1
Beautiful and touching!!
three_grrr
Oh Jane, this brought tears to my eyes. Not only is it incredibly beautiful, but your remembrances of Rags are just beautiful. You could write a book about Rags adventures and doings, what a lovely way to remember him that would be! The art work is stunning dear Jane, it has such a serene quality, such softness, and sigh .. so ethereal.
DreamersWish
This just simply a beautiful tribute to your loved one Rags. Thank you for sharing with us the story of Rags' passing. Lucky only passed this December and it is still difficult. Our pets are so much a part of us. Beautiful image!
KatesFriend
A wonderful story Jane and a very touching tribute for your canine friend.
DukeNukem2005
This is a very beautiful!
bakapo
a touching and really sweet story about your beloved Rags. thank you for sharing it. I hope you have many, many happy memories of him. this is a wonderful tribute to him.
morganahope
SUA GALERIA É A MELHOR DESTE GENERO !! ADORO SUAS FOTOS !! AMO ANIMAIS !!!
sglfx
If the cat was a dark gray she would look just like my cat dustie she too passed away from cancer. Acted more like a dog, stuck her tongue out when she was happy and always by my side. When she needed to bath she would lift her head and turn it from side to side (?) use to joke she was doing her Stevie Wonder impersonation. Her very loud high pitched meow was like no other. Sorry for your loss.
whitemagus
VERY VERY GOOD
flora-crassella
very, very beautiful!!!!!
kasalin
A nice idea and a beautiful story too :) Excellent, dear Jane 5* Hugs Karin :)